Captain Prabhakaran

Captain Prabhakaran is a 1991 Tamil action film directed by R. K. Selvamani. It features Vijayakanth in the lead role. It also features Mansoor Ali Khan, Rupini, and Ramya Krishnan, while R. Sarathkumar appears in a small role. It was Vijayakanths 100th film, after which he earned the nickname captain. The character of the antagonist Veerabhadran, played by Mansoor Ali Khan, is loosely based on the forest brigand Veerappan. The film was a commercial success upon its release and became a blockbuster hit. The title of the film was based on Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

After the success of Pulan Visaranai, Rowther decided to make another project with Vijayakanth and Selvamani titled Captain Prabhakaran, the plotline of the film was based on the forest brigand Veerappan. The film happens to be 100th project of Vijayakanth. The filming was held at Chalakudi for 60 days. The film marked the acting debut of Mansoor Ali Khan who portrayed the antagonist character.Soundtrack has only two songs composed by Ilayaraaja while the lyrics were written by Gangai Amaran and Pirai Soodan. The song Aattama Therottama was one of the successful songs from the film. The song was remixed by Prasanna Sekhar in Singakutty 2008. ........

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